Explanation
Rezoning Application Z13-037
APPLICANT: United Dairy Farmers, Inc.; c/o Donald Plank, Atty., Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich St., 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Fuel sales in conjunction with convenience retail.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on February 13, 2014.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a fuel sales facility and convenience store, and is zoned in the R, Rural District as a result of a 1990 annexation from Perry Township. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will allow a larger convenience store and relocated fuel pumps, with the majority of the expanded site being located on the adjacent parcel to the east and north in the City of Worthington. The site is located within the planning area of The Northwest Plan (2007), which does not have specific land use recommendations or other guidance relevant to this proposal. Subsequent to the application filing, the Community Commercial Overlay (CCO) was established on this portion of West Dublin-Granville Road. The CPD text proposes C-3, Commercial uses in addition to the fuel sales and convenience store uses, and includes provisions for setbacks, landscaping, screening, building materials, outdoor display, and abandonment. Variances to the CCO are included in the request. A number of factors made this proposal unique and complex including dual jurisdiction of the site and multi-jurisdiction of the roadways. Due to the extensive coordination and review process leading up to the adoption of the CCO and the timing for consideration of this zoning request, staff does not object to the proposed variances to CCO standards that were not in place when the application was originally filed in May 2013. The request is consistent with the established development pattern, and can further be supported based on the history of the site and its corner location.
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To rezone 2204 WEST DUB...
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